Mozart

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Mozart: Idomeneo (BR Klassik)

This recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo ticks all the boxes [MC]

Catherine Collard (piano): En Concert 1969-1972 (Solstice)

Vivid playing by a pianist who passed too soon [RCh]

Mozart: Requiem (Reference Recordings)

A thoughtful and different presentation of Mozart’s Requiem Mass [LD]

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Mozart: Idomeneo (BR Klassik)

A new Idomeneo and another excellent release from Rattle and the Bavarians [PH]

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Mozart: Complete Divertimenti and Serenades for Winds (Brilliant Classics)

A comprehensive collection, well played [SB]

Mozart: Requiem (arr. String Quartet)

by Alan George

Mozart: Piano Sonatas (Hyperion)

A surprisingly disappointing release [RMas]

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Brendel plays Mozart in Vienna (Alto)

(Déjà Review) A splendid reminder of early Brendel, still sounding very well [BW]

Mozart: Divertimento, K.563

by Alan George

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Mozart: The Last Six Symphonies (Pristine Audio)

Grand, weighty performances suffused with a wise humanity [RMo]

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Beethoven & Mozart: String Quartets (Biddulph)

The short-lived brilliance of the Primrose Quartet heard in 1939 broadcasts [JW]

Mozart: Arie e Duetti (CBC)

(Déjà Review) An opportunity to hear a sensational new soprano and two very good male colleagues [GF]

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Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics

Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]

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Mozart: Concertos for 1, 2 and 3 Pianos (CBC)

(Déjà Review) The Mozart Anniversary year will bring many reissues and new releases but this will surely be regarded as a highlight [DRD]

Mozart: Symphony No.41

by Alan George

Trio de la cour de Belgique

Discographic premières from a forgotten but elite inter-war Belgian Piano Trio [JW]

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Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics

A Beecham stereo treasury from the 1950s in wonderful sound [LM]

Mozart: Complete Works With Clarinet Vol. 1 (Alpha Classics)

Nicholas Baldeyrou assembles a union of equals that is enormously appealing – bring on volume two! [ST]

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Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Deutsche Grammophon)

A well-chosen selection from an already much-praised Flute [DM]

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Mozart: String Quartet & Quintet (Aeon)

This beautifully engineered package is one with which I shall be able to live happily for a long time [DC]

Mozart: Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet (Harmonia Mundi)

An imaginative program and a definite success [DJB]

Stefan Askenase (piano): Concert Tours 1958-1972 (Meloclassic)

Askenase captured in exceptional form in all these performances [RCh]

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M Haydn & Mozart: Vergehen (Claves)

Mozart’s final, transcendent symphony framed with an interesting pair of complementary works [PH]

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Fritz Kreisler plays Violin Concertos (Pristine Audio)

A special release that should be on the shelf of all violinists and violin-fanciers [RMas]